Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 56.85 points at 10,786.70 while the BSE Sensex was up 193.12 points at 35,843.06.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 were trading in the green, while 20 were in the red.

Shares of Reliance Communications, JP Associates, Tata Power, PC Jeweller, YES Bank, CG Power and Industries, Bank of India, PNB, BPCL and Infibeam Avenues were among the most traded shares on the NSE.